Fit form drier



P. GILBERT FIT FORM DRIER Filed March a, 1934 Patented July 27, 1937UNITED STTES FIT FORM DRIER Paul Gilbert,

Application March 8,

1 Claim.

The invention relates to forms used for holding ladies dresses and thelike, after being cleaned to prevent shrinking of the garment whiledrying, being particularly adapted for use 5 by steam cleaners, and hasfor its object the provision of a form adjustable to accommodate thedevice for different sizes of garments, and also arranged to adjust thepositions of the sleeves to hold them in proper shape while drying, thesleeves being also adjustable in size to accommodate the devices for useon different sizes of sleeves.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a frontview in elevation of the improved fit form drier,

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Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail View on an enlarged scale, shown insection, of one of the arm forms and its connection with the bodyportion.

In the drawing similar reference characters are used to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

The fit form drier illustrated in the drawing has a body portion Icomprising two sections 2 and 3, preferably made of wood or othersuitable material, the section 3 having pins 4 secured thereto, andslidably engaging openings 5 in the section 3 so as to provide foradjustment of sections on one another to accommodate the body portion togarments of different sizes. 6 indicates screw shafts, preferably madeof wood, rotatably mounted in sections 2 and held in position therein bymeans of bearing blocks I, preferably made of wood and engaging thereduced ends 8 on the shafts 6, said blocks being secured in recesses 9.Shafts 6 threadedly engage nuts I secured in the section 3 so that whenthe shafts 6 are rotated it will be apparent that the sections 2 and 3will be adjusted relatively to one another to accommodate the bodyportion to garments of difierent sizes as stated.

II indicates supporting members secured to each of the sections 2 and 3,and combining to support the body I in upright position. I2 indicatesarm members that are rotatably mounted on the body portion l by means ofpins I3. Each of the arm members I2 consists of sections I4 and Ihingedly connected together intermediate of Figure 2 is a centralvertical sectional View,

Waupun, Wis.

1934, Serial No. 714,715

their ends as shown at l6. Sections I4 and I5 are spaced at their upperor shoulder ends and normally held in engagement with one another bymeans of expansible springs I'I. Section I4 is provided with a taperedrecess l8, and I9 indicates a nut engaging in, the recess and engaged bythe threaded shaft 20 rotatably mounted in said sections It, as shown at2 I, and in an elongated opening 22 in a lateral extension 23 on thelower end of the section I5. By this construction it is apparent thatsection I4 is rockably mounted on part I5. To hold the shaft 20 in thepocket 2 i, said shaft is provided with a circumferential groove 24 toreceive a set screw 25.

It will be apparent that the adj ustability of the parts of the form, ashereinbefore described, makes the device so that it may be accommodatedto use with different sized garments, the garment being placed upon theform after cleaning, and the adjustment of the arm members I2accommodating the arm members to different sizes of sleeves, and therotatable movement of the arm members I2 on the body portion permittingmovement of the sleeves relatively to the body portion I to hold thesleeves. in proper shape while drying.

To prevent rust or other metal stains in the garment all parts of thedrier, except the hinges I6 and springs H, are preferably made of woodor other fibrous material.

What is claimed is- A fit form drier, comprising a body portion havinglongitudinally separable sections, dowel pins secured to one of saidsections, the other section being provided with openings receiving saiddowel pins, means for connecting and adjusting the sections relativelyto one another comprising screw shafts rotatably mounted in saidsections, nuts mounted in one section and engaging one of the endportions of said screw shafts, the other section provided with recessesreceiving the other ends of said screw shafts, the last men,- tionedends of the screw shafts being provided with reduced portions, bearingblocks in said recesses and engaging said reduced ends, and each of saidsections having an individual supporting member secured thereto, thesupporting members combining to hold the body in upright position andmovable with said sections into adjusted positions corresponding to theadjusted positions of the sections to which secured.

PAUL GILBERT.

